Sex is cardio, correct?
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Ariana876
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Sex is really great cardio. Sweaty, racing heart, and out of breath. Any idea how many calories are burned so that I can log it?
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strong no-avi first post if I've ever seen one1
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Hah! I also searched for this. Not sure why it's not in the catalogue of exercise. Even riding lawn mower is in there o.01
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It's been at least 4 days since someone posted this topic1
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Google it.2
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It all depends on how ahem "athletic" you are I suppose1
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My guy friend said playing with himself burns 200 calories if done right, haha..so maybe something along those lines?0
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cos you never had sex before you wanted to lose weight?!1
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TavistockToad wrote: »cos you never had sex before you wanted to lose weight?!
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I'm sorry that this isn't included in your regular activity level.2
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I think about 25 calories is a safe guess.2
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2.5 minutes of strenuous activity doesn't really count, sorry.2
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And what about the calories in part of the equation? Is it low carb?0
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JenAndSome wrote: »I think about 25 calories is a safe guess.
This is about right, but it also depends on who does what, if you just lay there you aren't going to burn anything. How about you, go buy a heart rate monitor, get it on, and report back with the results.
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its not cardio for me, i just lay there.
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Why are people always trying to count sex as cardio? OP, if you are in such desperate need for additional calories to eat, then you might need to re-evaluate your goals. Eat less or do more actual exercise (and that's coming from someone who's really flexible with what I include as exercise). Just consider whatever calories you do burn from sex as a bonus deficit.
Side note, certain positions *cough* are a great thigh workout if done with a proper amount of vigor. So there's that.0 -
I dunno. Thrust your pelvis around for a while...but only as far as...you know...just be honest. I'm sure that is a lot of exercise compared to calisthenics or something. Probably something all people should log.1
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daydreams_of_pretty wrote: »Why are people always trying to count sex as cardio? OP, if you are in such desperate need for additional calories to eat, then you might need to re-evaluate your goals. Eat less or do more actual exercise (and that's coming from someone who's really flexible with what I include as exercise). Just consider whatever calories you do burn from sex as a bonus deficit.
Side note, certain positions *cough* are a great thigh workout if done with a proper amount of vigor. So there's that.
Giddyup.
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